Technical Sourcer Researcher

About the Firm

We are a boutique recruiting firm that partners with high-growth, venture-backed startups to solve their most difficult hiring challenges. We are not a volume shop. We run a select number of searches at any given time, and we approach every engagement with a true research-driven methodology. Our clients are seed-through-Series D companies building world-class Engineering, Product, and Design teams — and they come to us because we find the people others miss.

This is not a role for someone who posts jobs and works the queue. We are looking for a researcher and sourcer who views talent acquisition as an investigative craft — someone who is energized by the hunt, takes pride in thoroughness, and builds the kind of candidate intelligence that changes how our clients think about the market.

The Opportunity

As our Technical Researcher / Sourcer, you will be the architect behind our search strategies. You will build comprehensive market maps, identify talent ecosystems within high-growth sectors, and surface the top 1% of Engineering, Product, and Design professionals that our clients are trying to hire. Your work will directly shape the quality of every search we run and the quality of every hire our clients make.

You will work closely with our recruiting team to translate client briefs into actionable research — then execute that research with depth, precision, and speed. If you love the investigative side of recruiting, are obsessed with data integrity, and genuinely enjoy spending hours mapping a niche market, this role was built for you.

Core Responsibilities

Market Mapping

• Execute deep-dive research to visualize talent ecosystems within specific sectors including AI/ML, Fintech, SaaS, and other high-growth verticals
• Identify where top Engineering, Product, and Design talent is concentrated — mapping team structures, reporting lines, and headcount at target companies
• Track talent movement, promotion patterns, and organizational shifts at high-talent-density startups
• Deliver market maps that give our recruiters and clients a clear, actionable picture of the available talent landscape

Strategic Sourcing

• Build robust, high-quality candidate pipelines for Engineering, Product, and Design roles across all levels of seniority
• Utilize LinkedIn Recruiter at a power-user level — building precise Boolean searches, leveraging filters, and identifying candidates who are not surfaced through standard searches
• Source beyond LinkedIn using platforms and methods specific to each role — including GitHub, patent databases, Crunchbase, academic publications, conference speaker lists, and open-source contribution history
• Prioritize quality over quantity — every candidate on a list should belong on it

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